1 2026:CGHC:1959 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRR No. 1221 of 2023 Smt. Vidya Verma W/o Shri Shankar Aged About 28 Years R/o Village- Post Jhal, PS And Tahsil- Bemetara, District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus Shankar S/o Shri Shital Verma Aged About 29 Years R/o Village, Post- Jiya PS- Bemetara,, District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Applicant : None. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 13 /01/2026 1. The applicant has filed this criminal revision against the order dated 04.07.2023 passed by learned Family Court Bemetara, District – Bemetara (C.G.) in Criminal MJC No. 194/2023, whereby, the learned Family Court allowed the application under Section 127 of CrPC filed by the respondent and quashed the maintenance amount of the applicant. 2. It transpires from the cause list that the present criminal revision is suffering from several defects and defaults. On 22.11.2023, when the matter was taken up by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, the applicant was granted two weeks’ time to remove the said defects. 3. Despite the lapse of a considerable period thereafter, the applicant has failed to remove the defects till date. The record further reveals that the present revision has been filed with a delay of 18 days. However, no RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 application for condonation of delay, supported by a proper affidavit, has been filed on behalf of the applicant. 4. The applicant has shown complete negligence and lack of diligence in prosecuting the present revision. Even after availing sufficient opportunity granted by this Court, the defects have not been cured, nor application for condonation of delay has been filed to explain the inordinate delay in filing the revision. 5. It is well settled that a litigant who approaches the Court must do so with clean hands and due diligence. The negligence in prosecuting the present revision, coupled with the unexplained delay and persistent non-compliance of the directions issued by this Court, clearly attracts the doctrine of laches, thereby disentitling the applicant from any discretionary relief. 6. Accordingly, the revision is hereby dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. 7. Let a copy of this order be transmitted to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance, forthwith. 8. After passing of this order, Mr. Dheerendra Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant appears and prays that his presence may be marked. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rajshekhar